Garment rack



Feb. z8, 1928. y 1,660,973

B. OESTREICHER GARMENT RACK Filed March 24. 1927 Patented Feb. 28, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

BERNARD oEs'rnErcHER, oF NEW Yonx, N. Y.

GARMENT RACK.

Application-med March 24, 11927. Serial No. 177,948.

This invention relates generally to clothes supporting devices, and has more particular reference to a novel clothes or garment rack.

The invention has for an object, the provision of a clothes rack of sturdy construc` tion` which can be conveniently used, and which is not likely to be quickly worn out.

The invention has for a further object, the provision of a clothes rack which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For furthervcomprehension of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof,reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. i

Referring to the accompanying drawing, forming a material` part of this disclosure.

Fig. lis a perspective view of a clothes lrack constructed according tothis .invention. i i

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, partly sectional view of thetop portion thereof.

on the line 3-3 ofFig.` 2.`

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2..

\ Fig. 5 is a fragmentary portion 'of the view shown in Fig. 2, with a modification applied thereto.

The referencenumeral indicates generally a base'bracket provided with a plurality of castors 11. A rod 12is perpendicularly supported on the base bracket 10, and

has a reduced portion 12 near itsupper end, formed with a. shoulder 13 near the very top thereof. The inner race 14 of a ballbearing forced onto the top and against the shoul-V der 13, while the outer race 15 is clamped against a shoulder 16 in the top portion `of a tubular body 17, by means of a cover member 1S secured to the top of tubular body 17 by the screws 19.

The cover member18 `is formed with a bot-- and connects with a frame 22 ada ted to Asuptom portion of the` tubular `body 17, by

v 55 means of abottom' cover member 27 secured" port a display sign 23. `A secon innerrace- 24 of a ball bearing is positioned on the reduced portion 12 with itscoacting outer `race clamped against a shoulder 26 in the bot- `screws 23.

tothe bottom of the tubular body by the formed with an opening 29 fillable with `grease to lubricate vthe adjacent ball bearing.

Projecting from near the topland from nearV the bottom of the tubular body 17, are a plurality of projections 30, adapted to engage one end each of a plurality ofsupport arms 31, having Ytheir outer ends attached to a circular clothes rack 32.

Clothes, such as dresses, on suitable customary hangers, not shown on the drawing, maybe suspendedfrom thecircular rack 32, and this rack may be turned on the ball bearings to permit of examinationof the clothes without walking around the rack. Generally speaking, the clothes on the rackare not evenly` distributed about its` circumference,

causing a great bending strain on the rack. The length ofthe tubular member 17, and the lower ball bearing, coact to ydistribute this strain along the vlength of the` rod 12',

A 'thus increasing the resistance of the clothes Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view, taken.-`

rior of the tubular member 17, hingedly supporting `levers 34 intermediate of their ends, one end of each of the levers being normally `urged towards the rod 12 by springs `35, and the otherend of each lever being therefore urged away from the rod 12. The end of each lever that is urged away from the rod `12 is .provided with a rubber gripping member 36, capable of abutting the rod 12 when forced thereagainst by -screws 37 threadedly engaged through the side of the tubular` member 17. Whenthe screws 37 are turned so that the `springs 35 move the rubber gripping members 36 from the rod 12, then the rack 32 is free to t-urn, but the rack 32 may `be locked against rotation by turning the screws 37 so that members 36 engage the rod 12. i i i While I haveillustrated and described the `preferred form, construction, and arrangelment of the several elements employed, it

`will be understoodr that the device is nevertheless, susceptible of considerablemodifica-` tion therein, and I therefore reserve the privilegeof resorting to all such changes as may be `fairly `embodied within-4 the` spirit and sco e of the inventionas claimed.

Iaving thus described my invention, what This bottom cover member 27 is its upper end, formed with a shoulder near" the very top thereof, a ball bearingharing its inner race forced onto the top andagamst the shoulder, a tubular body member prof. vided in thetop portion thereof with a shoulder, a top cover member clamping the outer' ball race to the last mentioned shoulder, screws securingthe top cover to the tubular body, a second ball bearing having its inner race positionedon the said reduced portion ofthe rod, the tubular body member being formed with a second shoulder in the bottom portion thereof, a bottom cover member clamping` the outer race ofthe second ball bearing to the second shoulder of the tubular member, screws securing the bottom cover member to the tubular member, a plurality of projections from the top and bottom of the tubular member, support arms secured thereto, and a circular clothes rack secured to the support arms.

2. A clothes rack, comprising a base bracket, a rod perpendicularlyy supported thereon, and having a reduced portion near its upper end, formed with a shoulder near the. very top thereof, a ball bearing having its inner race forced onto the top and against the shoulder,a tubular body member provided in the top portion thereof with a shoulder, a top cover memberl clamping the outer ball race to the last mentionedt shoulder, screws securing the top cover to the tubular body, the top cover member being adapted to support a frame and display sign,

la second ball bearing having its innerv race positioned on the same reduced portion of the rod, the tubular body member beingk formeel with a second shoulder in the bottom portion thereof, a bottom cover member vclamping the outer race ofthe secondball bearing to the second shoulder ofthe tubular member,`screws securing the bottom coter member to the tubular member, a plurality of projectionsv from the top and bottom of the tubular member, support arms secured thereto, and a. circular clothes rack secured to the support arms.

3. A clothes rack, comprising a base bracket, a rod perpendicularly supported thereon, and having a reduced portion near its upper end, formed with a'. shoulder near the very top thereof, a. ball bearing having its inner race` forced' onto the topl and against the shoulder, a tubular body `member provided in the top portion thereof, with a shoulder, a top cover member clamping the outer ball race to the last; mentioned shoulder, screws securing the top cover to the tubular body, a second ball bearing having its inner race positioned on the said reduced the tubular member, screws securing the bottom cover member to the tubular member, the top and bottom cover members being formed with open spaces adapted to house grease to lubricate the ball bearings, a plurality of projections from the top and bottom of the tubular member, support arms secured thereto, and a circular clothes rack secured to the support arms.

4. A clothes rack, comprising a base bracket, a rod perpendicularly supported thereon, and having a reduced portion near its upper end, form-ed with a shoulder near the very top thereof, va ball bearing having its inner race forced onto the top and against the shoulder,'a tubular bodyfmember pro-l bottomportion thereof, a bottom cover mem-V ber clamping the outer race of the second ball bearing to thesecond shoulder ofthe tubular member, screws securing the bottom cover member to the tubular member, a plurality of projections from the top and bottom of the tubular member, support arms secured thereto,a circular clothes rack secured to the support arms, and means for releasably holding the circular clothes rack lagainst rotation.

5. A clothes rack -comprising a base bracket, a verticali rod mounted on said bracket, a rack proper comprising a tubular member on the upper extremity of said rod, upper and'lower ball race elements mounted on said rod within said tubular member, up per and lower ball race elements disposed in 'recesses in the upper and'l'ower extremities of said tubular member, caps clamped on the upper and lower extremities of said tubular member and engaging the ballv race elements thereof for clamping the same in said tubular member in registration with the ball race element of said rod, and' ball bearings disposed in registering grooves in said ball race elements for rotativelyj mounting said tubular .membernon said rod, said ball-race elements and said Vball" bearings being adapted to space' the. inner surface ofv said tubular member apart from the surface ofy saidrod.

6. A clothes rack comprising a baseV on said rod within said tubular member, upper and lower ball race elements disposed in recesses in the upper and lower extremities of said tub-ular member, caps clamped on the upper and lower extremities of said tubular member and engaging the ball race elements thereof for clamping the same in said tubular member in registration with the ball race element of said rod, ball bearings disposed in registering grooves in said ball race elements for rotatably mounting said tubular member on said rod, said ball race elements and said ball bearings being adapted to space the inner surface of said tubular member apart from the surface of said rod, means for retarding rotation of said tubular member relative to said rod comprising levers pivotally mounted on said tubular member and disposed in the space between the inner surfacetbereof and said rod, pads attached to said levers for frictionally engaging said rod, and thumb screws screwtlireaded in apertures in said tubular member and en' gaged with said levers for forcing said pads against said rod.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. v

BERNARD OESTREICHER. 

